Moderate risk of severe thunderstorms tonight

From the National Weather Service:THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSSSOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...WESTERN KENTUCKY...ANDMOST OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREADDAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE TIME FRAME FOR THEGREATEST POTENTIAL O...

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Posted Jan. 29, 2013 at 6:08 PM
Updated Jan 29, 2013 at 6:09 PM

Posted Jan. 29, 2013 at 6:08 PM
Updated Jan 29, 2013 at 6:09 PM

From the National Weather Service:

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSSSOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...WESTERN KENTUCKY...ANDMOST OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREADDAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE TIME FRAME FOR THEGREATEST POTENTIAL OF SEVERE WEATHER IS FROM 6 PM TO MIDNIGHTACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. ACROSS SOUTHWESTINDIANA...SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND WESTERN KENTUCKY...THE GREATESTPOTENTIAL IS FROM 9 PM TO 4 AM.LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD PRODUCESOME MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.LATEST INDICATIONS ARE THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY... WITHLOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR STRONGSOUTH WINDS...WHICH MAY GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES.